False Friends

‘spenden’ vs ‘to spend’ – False Friends Explained

German 'spenden' and English 'to spend' are classic false friends. Today, we'll learn what 'spenden' means, and how to say 'to spend' in various context.

Vocab: spenden, die Spende, spendieren, die Speise, die Spesen, ausgeben, verbringen

“sensibel vs sensible” – False Friends Explained

The English "sensible" and the German "sensibel" look REALLY similar - but they don't mean the same thing. Today, we'll find out why and how to translate them.

Vocab: sensibel, vernünftig, empfindlich, Empfindlichkeit, merklich, fühlbar, spürbar

English ‘art’ vs German ‘Art’ – False Friends Explained

A fun look at the meaning of the German words "die Art" and "die Kunst" and why only the second one actually means art.

Vocab: die Art, die Tonart, die Tierart, artgerecht, artig, eigenartig, die Kunst, künstlich, der Künstler

Craft vs Kraft – False Friends Explained

We'll take a look at the false friends "craft" and "Kraft" and how they got so confusing. And we'll explore the family of "Kraft" a bit and learn cool new words.

Vocab: die Kraft, kräftig, die Stärke, die Schwerkraft, KFZ

False Friends Explained – “irritieren vs. irritate”

'irritate' and 'irritieren' do NOT mean the same and mixing them up can actually be really awkward. Today, we'll find out what they each mean.

German-English False Friends – Two Examples

We'll talk about the pair 'eventuell - eventually' and the pair 'prägnant - pregnant' and see what happened and how to actually translate them.

Vocab: eventuell, prägnant, vielleicht, schwanger, die Schwangerschaft, die Prägnanz